Linda Heskestad Harpole, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Durham, NC
Linda Heskestad Harpole, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1578077780, issued on Nov 27, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 9600563, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda Heskestad Harpole
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 9600563 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3475 Erwin RD Ste 200, Durham, NC 27705
- Phone
- (919) 660-6746
- Enumerated
- Nov 27, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 681-0804
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180321002499); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3475 Erwin RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Linda Heskestad Harpole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9600563Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,404 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium269 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium139 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate135 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium101 claims
- Candesartan Cilexetil99 claims
- Gabapentin84 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Linda Heskestad Harpole among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Linda Heskestad Harpole, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
380 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 380 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Linda Heskestad Harpole, MD's NPI number?
Linda Heskestad Harpole, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578077780, issued on Nov 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda Heskestad Harpole, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3475 Erwin RD Ste 200, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 660-6746. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda Heskestad Harpole, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9600563, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Linda Heskestad Harpole, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda Heskestad Harpole, MD had 3,404 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.